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About Ranjit Village

Ranjit is a mid sized village in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil, in the district of Bhadrak, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 948 males and 949 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 426 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 756122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ranjit Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ranjit village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Bhadrak
Tehsil Bhandari Pokhari
Pincode 756122
Area (hectares) 426 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 948
Female Population 949
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Ranjit compares

By the 2011 count Ranjit is the 11th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 814 residents. Its 426 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Ranjit

The census records public bus service for Ranjit as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ranjit from other places

Ranjit lies about 11 km from Bhadrak, and the nearest railway station is Baudpur, about 6.0 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Ranjit
Nearest railway station Baudpur 6.0 km
District headquarters Bhadrak 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhandari Pokhari 17 km

Villages closest to Ranjit

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Ranjit

As per the Census of India 2011, Ranjit village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 11th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 814 residents.

Ranjit village has 948 males and 949 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ranjit has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Ranjit is 756122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ranjit covers 426 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ranjit falls under Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district in Odisha.

The nearest railway station to Ranjit is Baudpur, about 6.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ranjit.

Ranjit is about 11 km from Bhadrak in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ranjit is in Bhandari Pokhari tehsil of Bhadrak district. Baudpur is about 6.0 km away. Bhadrak is about 11 km away. Bhandari Pokhari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Napanga (9.1 km), Patuli (11 km) and Baigadia (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Ranjit today is likely to be higher.

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